Contents: Hatchback body" ↳ Station wagon body ↳
Hatchback body"
Rear door hinge attached to the roof (Hathback body)
1. Open the rear door, unscrew 11 screws and remove the interior trim panel.
2. Disconnect the wires from the rear window defroster, antenna amplifier, locking solenoid and rear window wiper motor.
3. Tie a thin cord to the end of each wire, then remove the grommet from the hole and remove the wires from the door. Untie the cord from the wires and leave it in the trunk door for re-tightening the wires into the door.
4. Disconnect the rear window washer pipe.
5. Disconnect the two gas-filled struts from the trunk door, while having an assistant support the door.
6. Cover the door lock hole with a board or thick cardboard and lower the door.
7. Remove the rear door hinge covers.
8. Unscrew the nuts securing the door hinges to the roof and remove the rear door.
9. Install the rear door into the opening, making sure the hinges fit into the holes.
11. Install gas-filled struts on the spherical heads and secure with clamps.
12. Tighten the hinge mounting nuts without tightening them completely.
13. Tie the wires and washer hose to the cord and pull them into the door.
14. Connect the wires and hose.
15. Close the door and adjust its position so that the gap around the perimeter is the same throughout the entire door, then tighten the fastening nuts to the required torque.
16. Install the rear door interior trim.
Station wagon body
1. On station wagon models, removal and installation of the rear door is the same as on hathback models (see above), with some differences.
2. Remove the rear window trim, which is attached with eight screws.
3. The rear door trim is secured with fourteen screws.
4. To access the door hinge mounting nuts, you need to unscrew the rear part of the headlining, so it is recommended to leave the door hinges in place and unscrew the bolts (indicated by arrows) that secure the door to the hinges.
The original version can be found on the website: FordBook.ru